Bibliothèque de L'IMIST/CNRST

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: the role of 3D printing in surgery / Georgios Tsoulfas, Petros I. Bangeas, Jasjit S. Suri, and Vasileios N. Papadopoulos -- The long and winding road from CT and MRI images to 3D models / Vassilios Tsioukas, Ion-Anastasios Karolos, Georgios Tsoulfas, Jasjit S. Suri and Christos Pikridas -- 3D printing: shedding light into the surgical education: Georgios Lales, Elissavet Anestiadou, Yasiliki Bisbinas, Jasjit S. Suri and Georgios Tsoulfas -- 3D printing and bioprinting: ethical and legal issues / Takis Vidalis -- Quality and safety in medical 3D printing / Georgios Georgantis, Evanthia Kostidi, Ioannis Dagkinis, Dimitrios Papachristos and Nikitas Nikitakos -- Economics in 3D printing / Nikitas Nikitakos, Ioannis Dagkinis Dimitrios Papachristos, Georgios Georgios Georgantis, and Evanthia Kostidi -- Three-dimensional (3D) printing and liver transplantation / Ioannis A. Ziogas, Cristiano Quintini, Charles M. Miller, Georgios Tsouifas -- 3D printing in cardiac surgery / Kyriakos Anastasiadis and Georgios I. Tagarakis -- 3D printing in vascular surgery / Georgios Koufopoulos, Konstantionos Skarentzos, and Efstantios Georgakarakos -- 3D printing in orthopedic surgery / Anastasios-Nektarios Tzavellas, Eustathios Kenandis, Michael Potoupnis, Eleftherios Tsiridis -- The role of 3D printing in ENT surgery / Marios Stavrakas, Petros D. Karkos and Jannis Constantinidis -- Challenges, opportunities, and limitations in 3D printing / Vassilios Tsioukas, Christos Pikridas, and Ion-Anastasios Karolos.

Recent advances and technologies in 3D printing have improved and expanded applications for surgery, biomedical engineering, and nanotechnology. In this concise new title, Drs. Georgios Tsoulfas, Petros I. Bangeas, and Jasjit S. Suri synthesize state-of-the-art information on 3D printing and provide guidance on the optimal application in today's surgical practice, from evaluation of the technology to virtual reality and future opportunities.